davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

The senate sat down pretty heavi-
ly on the Hampstead county judi
cial division bill. The bill was to
provide for separate judicial districts,
and the committee reported unfavor-
ably on the bill, and gave the fol-
lowing reasons for its action
The committee were of the opin.
ion that the wishes of the people in
the Hope district, being mostly in.
terested, should have correspond
ing right, but not to the exclusion of
the wishes of the people of the Wash
ington district who, it was admitted
were opposed to the measure. The
additional expense of two courts do
ing the business of one, the fact that
all were citizens of one county, and
other like reasons rendered the cIti
zens of both districts more or less
interested. The citizens of the Hope
district were very much divided on
the question, perhaps majority In
favor Of the bill, but the committee
did not feel at all that they were
bound to heed the voice of the ma
jority, simply because it was ma
jority. The expense attached to the
matter in the way of records, vaults,
safes, etc., ETC., and in time court
house and Jail, and the necessary
taxation following therefrom which
would be the same as starting new
county, would fall with equal force
upon this minority as upon the ma
jority.
There was not the slightest pre-
tense of any necessity for the matter.
The only reason argued was a matter
of convenience to some of the citi-
zens OF the district. These did not
seem to be very clamorous for the
measure. On the contrary, some of
them were protesting against it.
The want Of anything like unanim-
ity among the people, the absence
Of any necessity, and consideration
of the manifest expense md taxation
upon the people involved in the
measure, induced the committee to
feel that it was their duty to report
the same adversely.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 0. 1887.

SEC. ll60 of Chapter SO, Mansfeld's
Digest: If a majority OF the qualified
voters of the county shall vote in favor
of the change from the existing loea-
ton, and also if majority of the quail
fled voters of the county shall vote for
one of the places to VIII ich it is proposed
to change or remove III more than one
be submitted) the County Court shall
make all necessary orders providing
necessary means, appointing commits
sioners. ETC., to carry into effect the
viii Of such major tiles as expressed
without unreasonable delay according
to existing laws not hereby repealed,
and the provisions of this act. Pro-
vided, however, that if such majority
of the qualified votes although given in
faver of change or removal from the
existing location be not given for the
place, or one Of the places, if more than
one place be submitted. TO which the
change or removal is proposed to be
made, tue proposition shall be- consid-
cred rs rejected, and it shall be the du-
ty of the County Court at its next reg
ular meeting to order a new election to
be governed in all respects like the first
except at the second election only the
two places having the highest md
greatest number of votes at the first
election shall be put in nomination and
voted for and all votes cast other, than
the two places above designated, shall
be void, and the place receiving the
highest and greatest number of votes
shall be and become the county seat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09


IT is hoped that the senate will
not allow the Balch railroad bill, re-
Gently passed the house, to fail of en-
actment by that body. The people
are terribly in earnest in their de
mand for legislation tending to re-
strict excessive charges, pooling,
discrimination, and other forms OF
monopolistic iniquity, and they are
not going to be satisfied without it.
The senator who fails in the dis
charge of his duty in this emergency
will have to face frowning multi
tude when he gets home.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

AT the head of this page we pub
lish the section of law relating to
county seat elections to which we
call particular attention. From ii
it will be seen that in the present
contest, being the second election
and for the purpose Of locating, ii
does not require a majority of all the
voters in the county as in the first
election, but a majority of all partic-
lpating or voting IN this election is
all that is required to locate. Re
member this.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

As WAS expected the legislature
has frittered away so much time on
local measures and bombastic speech.
es, that an extension of time was
necessary to pass the appropriation
bills and few other measures OF
general interest. The time has been
extended to March 81. Now if the
solons will apply themselves to blHs
for the general welfare, pass them
and then adjourn call will be forgiv-
en-" otherwise there will be a recon
ing in 1888.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

THE election of Rufus Blodgett, a
democrat. as senator in New Jersey,
ends public suspense in regard to
the complexion of the next u. S.
senate, The new senate now stands
thirty nine republicans and thirty
seven democrats counting Riddle
berger, of Virginia and Mitchell, OF
Oregon, as republicans. Should Rid
dleberger kick out of the republican
traces, and there does not appear to
be any good reason why he should
remain in them, and should Mitch
ell, who was really elected by demo-
cratic votes follow suit, it will be
seen that the senate would stand 80
democrats to 81 republicans. There
is no actual ground on which to
base such change as that suggest
ed above, but stranger things have
happened in the history of legisla-
tion in this country.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09


ALL the prisoners at Hot Springs
made their escape last Sunday night.
The average county jail in this state
ought to be abolished. 1t is not on
ly relic of barbarism, but it is
worthless as place of safe confne
ment of persons accused of crime.
Each judicial district ought to have
a prison in common, centrally locat-
ed and provided against all possibil.
lty of escape Of criminals. Such a
Jail could be maintained for less
money and be safer than the county
jals now in use.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

Ir is now officially stated that the
Little Rock and Fort Smith railway
having been purchased by Mr. Could
goes into the Missouri Pacific system
Of which the Iron Mountain road Is
"A part. This is said to mean the
early construction Of the proposed
extension from Van Buren, to Fort
Gibson and the putting Of the road
and rolling stock in first class condi-
tion. This improvement will be
hailed with delight by the people
along the line and cannot help prov
ing of lncalculable benefit TO the
Arkansas river valley.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

WE surrender a liberal share of
space to day to reproduction of the
full proceedings of the Farmers
Convention recently held at Little
Rock. We do so, because we con
slder the question of improN ed agri-
culture and better understanding
among agriculturalists of prime i'm
portance, and calculated to advance
every material interest effecting the
whole people.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

We have received too late for pub
location in this issue a communica
ton urging the appointment Of our
worthy fellow citizen X. b. Higgins,
Esq, of Dover, to place on the rail.
road commission, should the Balch
bill be enacted. That Mr.. Hoglns
would make fearless and incorrupt
able advocate Of the peoples rights
in such position. goes without say
ing wherever that gentleman's past
services in official capacity are
known. We also have letter en-.
dorsing Col. Embry for that same
position. Both letters will appear
next issue.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09
What He did Say.

Last week we published an ex-
tract from the Little Rock Demo
Gratis report of legislative proceed
ings purporting to be the remarks of
Representative Sibley while discuss
ing the merits Of the bill to prevent
oil mills from conspiring to reduce
the price of cotton seed. 1t appears
that Mr.. Sibley was not reported
correctly and he sends US the follow,
ing letter which we publish with
pleasure in order to place our mem
Der right on the record
Correspondence yfthe Democrat.
LITTLE Rock, March Al see by a
paragraph in your issue of the 2nd inst,
representing me as saying, "rhat cap
ital was organizing and combining 10
crush the farmers Of the country. ."
This is about as near right as / am usu-
ally reported, when reported at all.
| did say, in the remarks | made on
bill TO prevent unjust combinations
and conspiracies in the cotton seed bus
mess, "that combinations and monopo-
lies had we'll nigh crushed the life out
of the agricultural classes" That these
combinations were not only reducing
the price Of our products, but were in
creasing the prices of many OF the neo-
essaries of life.
/ am little astonished that the re-
pOrters mentioned me at all. 1t has
been the habit Of the reporters, to omit
giving the names Of some of the MEM
bers Of this house, no matter what they
Introduce or advocate.
The people will get very faint idea
Of what their representatives are doing
by reading the daily papers of Little
Rock. w. j.. SHELLEY.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

RISE above local prejudice and pet
ty Jealousy, and vote for the location
Of the county seat at that place which
will be most centrally located and
most convenient to the greatest num-
Der of the people. Is that place AT
kins or Russellyille? Weigh the
matter well and take your choice.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

THE 49th congress completed its
record on the 4th instant On the
whole it was pretty good one. To
be sure there has been one very i'm
portant omission, the revenue reduc-
ton, but aside from this the congress
just adjourned has made fair rec
ord. There is the Polygamy bill,
the Trade Dollar bill, the Electoral
Count bill, the Presidential success.
sion bill, the bills for new naval YES
sells, the Militia bill. the Railway
Land Forfeiture bills, the Inter State
Commerce bill, and others of great
national Importance. There are few
congresses that have passed more
important measures.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

REV. Henry Ward Beecher, the
eminent Brooklyn divine, was strick-
en- with apoplexy last Saturday and
lies at his home IN precarous con
ditlon. His physicians have but lit
tie hope of his recovery.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

Go TO the polls, in your own town
ship, on the 10Th of March, and cast
your ballot for your choice of loca
tion for the county seat-Russell-
vile or Adkins.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09
ID, MoREA,
ED S. M, McGEHEE.
j. +. BIscoE.
TSIGNEDI

Mr.. Miller of Howard, stated that
If the mortgage system was abolish
ed in his county it would simply
drive thousands of poor people out of
the county. They just simply can't
live without it. He opposed the
adoption of that part of the report
referring to the mortgage system.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick of st. Francis,
said If you really want to reduce the
cotton crop, abolish the mortgage
system is the way to do 1t. Half the
people in his county could not raise
crop if they could not give mort
gage. And without the ability to
raise a crop they would have to lie
down and die, for they are too poor
to leave the country. lie opposed
that portion of the report
Gen. McRea showed the evil IN
auence of the mortgage system. He
had travelled all over the state and
what may be said of one cotton plan
ter can be said of another. The
habit of giving a mortgage has be
come engrafted upon the people so
firmly that it will take some radical
effort to produce change. His
people are small farmers who are
endeavoring to get out Of this evil
habit But they find it almost I'm
possible to do so. They own their
farms, or at least control them, for
the crop mortgage gwen year af
ter year and not entirely paid
had gradually made mort
gage Oh the farm necessary. But
his people want the temptation re-
moved. Make it impossible to give
crop mortgage and in few years
it will be regarded as wonder that
one was ever thought to be needed.
Mr.. Gilbert Knapp thought that to
depend on this kind of relief was a
slim thread to hang to. The mort
gage is not hurting the people, 1t
is the high interest that we are pay
ing. "What does a mortgage amount
to if you have the money to pay itg
1t is no more difficult to pay mort
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09
PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONS.

A motion prevailed that the con.
ventiou proceed to the election of
officers under the constitution as
adopted during the day
Cob B. d. Williams placed in nom
nation Col. M. p. Locke for presi
dent. He was unanimously elected
Mr.. Locke made pleasant
speech on receiving the election.
He felt that there were Others who
could fill the position better, but as
he had been chosen he thanked the
convention for the honor conferred.
and promised to do all in his power
for the good Of the organization.
Col. j. p. Eagle placed in nomina-
tion for vice-president Of TIE state
Mr.. S. M. MeGehee of Jefferson
county. He was UNANIMOUSLY elected.
He made short speech thanking
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

ciety, but make no disbursements
except on the order of the president.
"Sec. 7. The secretary shall keep
such books as the society may need,
and perform all such duties as are
incumbent on such Office.
"Sec. 5. The officers Of the society
shall constitute The executive com
mittee, whose duty shall be to ex-
ecute all orders Of the society.
"Sec. 8. Any alterations or amend
ments can be made by two thirds
vote at regular meeting Of the so
ciety.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-06-03
LATER.

I PRoF. CHARLES SIEDHoRF- and his wife
Matilda, aged ninety-one and ninety two
years, firing of their struggle with desti-
| tuition, committed suicide on the 31st ult
at Union Hill, N. j., by taking poison.
The Rhode Island Legislature convened
| Of Newport on the 31st ult.
| L. d. PARENT, cashier of the Hocheloga
/ tQuebec) Bank, decamped on the 31st ult.
with $4,000 of the funds.
| The business portion of Sycamore O.,
was swept away by fire on the 31st ult.
| Four million feet of lumber owned by the
United Lumber Company of Buffalo, N.
Y, were burned at Heating Summit Pa,
on the 3lst ult. The loss was estimated at
! $3.50, 900
i MOUNT ETNA was in a violent state of
eruption on the 31st ult
II FIRE on the 31st ult at New York de-
| stroyed an eight-story warehouse filled
| with cotton, rags, wine and general mer-
chandise, causing loss of $3.50, 900.
/ STRIKERS made an unsuccessful attempt
on the 31st ult to blow up coal shaft at
Davidson, Pa, with dynamite while four
men were at work. A
i In fit of Jealousy on the 31st at Read
| ing, Pa, John Matz shot Abbie Gring,
divorced woman, and then killed himself.
Mrs. Gring would recover
i A FIFTY per cent. reduction was re-
| ported on the 31st ult. in the acreage of
tobacco in Wisconsin.
DURING the week ended on the 2Sth ult.
| Is, 153 emigrants left Queenstown for
| America.
/ REPORTS Of the 31st ult. from the Choc-
taw Nation were to the effect that battle
between the full-bloods and half breeds
was imminent. A number of the latter
were crossing into Arkansas for safety.
A DISTINCT earthquake shock was felt at
Jamestown, N. Y, on the morning of the
| 31st ult.
TERRIFIC hail-storm on the 31st ult. in
| St Joseph County, Ind, did immense
damage to growing crops, wheat and corn
being utterly ruined.
FURTHER proceedings in the Haddock
| murder case at Sioux City, Ia, have been
| postponed to the August term of court
| THE calaboose at Mackinaw, Ill.,, was
burned on the 31st ult, Edward Lahart,
! the only prisoner, perishing in the flames.
THE Canadian Senate voted on the Slst
ult that American fishermen must obey
the Dominion fishery laws to the letter.
A PANIC was caused on the 31st ult. in a
crowded cathedral at Pressburg, Hungary,
by an alarm of fire, and in the rush for the
door many persons were trampled upon
and seriously injured
A STATUE of Haydn, the composer, was
unvailed on the 31st ult. at Vienna
On the 31st ult 112 persons were report
cd missing since the Opera Comique fire
| In Paris.
WILLIAM SHOWERS of Annville. Pa.
confessed on the 31st ult, to having muir
dered his two grandchildren in order that
he might marry woman, who made con-
ditioa that the children should be got
rid pss
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-06-03
BEN: PERLEY POORE.
Death at Washington of the Veteran Joul
nalist- Sketch of His Busy Career.

Death at Washington of the Veteran Jour-
nalist- Sketch of His Busy Career.
WASHINGTON, May 3l-The remains of
the late Ben: Perley Poore, who died of
Bright's disease at 1879 Sunday morning,
were taken to Boston in the afternoon.
There were no funeral services here, but
the body was escorted to the depot by a
deputation Of the Loyal Legion, the Masons
of the thirty third degree and alarge num-
Der of correspondents. The funeral party
comprised the wife and two sisters of the
deceased, Mr. Appleton, Of Boston, and a
few friends.
benjamin Perley Poore was born in Massa-
chusetts in 1920. At the age of eighteen he be-
came editor OF the Southern Wing, a Georgia
newspaper continuing in that capacity for two
years. Subsequently he went to France as his
torical agent for his native State, remaining
abroad from 1914 to 1913. During the same
period he was foreign correspondent Of the Bos.
ton Atlas. After his return to America he edit
ed the Boston Daily Bee and the american Sen
tine!. Subsequently he removed 10 Washing
ton and in 1854 became correspondent at that
city of the Boston Journal
Among his works are: Campaign Life of
General Zachary Taylor of which 100000 cop
les were circulated; Z" Rise and Fall of Louis
Philippe;" "Early Life of Napoleon Bona
parte;' ''Novelettes," republished from Glea-
sons Pictorial; Agricultural History of
Essex County, Massachusetts,, Newbury-
port; the Conspiracy Trial for the Muir
der of President Abraham Lincoln;
Archives of the Press; Political Register
and Congressional Directory, being history OF
every administration so far as its officers go
and brief sketch of the life of every Congress-
man from the beginning down. He was in his
lifetime the Oldest correspondent in continued
service, if not IN years, at the Capitol, and had
been the familiar of more great men than any
other man in Washington
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-06-03
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Late Dispatches.
FROM WASHINGTON,


PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and wife, accom-
panied by Colonel Lamont and wife, left
Washington on the 10Th for ten-days' 30
journ in the Adlrondacks.
THE Treasury Department has, upon
recommendation of the Commissioner
of Agriculture, forbid the importa-
ton of meat cattle or their hides from
Scotland until further notice, owing
to the prevalence of pleuro-pneumonla In
that country.
THE President on the 10Th appointed L.
w Reid, Of Virginia, to be Assistant Reg
lister of the Treasury.
In the United States there were 159
business failures during the seven days
ended on the 9th, against 152 the previous
seven days.
DURING the first ten months OF the fiscal
year the collections of internal revenue
were sos, 253, 966, a decrease of SO, $50 as
compared with the corresponding period
of the last fiscal year.
MAJOR BEN: PERLEY PooRE, the veteran
journalist, expired in Washington at 1873
o'clock on the morning of the Goth, aged
sixty seven years.
THE largest single money vault in the
world is being erected at Washington by
the Treasury Department. 1t will hold
100,000000 silver dollars, and the walls sur
rounding the treasure will be four feet six
inches thick.
| AT twenty-six leading clearing houses
in the United States during the week ended
on the 18th the exchanges aggregated
1927, 127, S3S, against 81, 101, 232 955 the pre-
vious week. AS compared with the CORE
spending week of 1885, the increase
amounts to 9.5 per cent.
THE total amount subscribed up to the
18th for the benefit Of Mrs. John A. Logan
was 1858, GA. As
THROUGHOUT the country memorial
Day" was very generally observed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-06-03

| daur, turning his head leiSurely, saw Han
| lan's head over his right shoulder. This
was at the end of the second mile. Gau-
daur gained steadily up to within half a
mile of the finish, and did so without APP
parent effort Here Hanlan spurted. From
| four lengths behind he crawled up
to within two. Gaudaur took in the situa-
ton, bent his chin a little nearer his knees,
stretched out his long arms, and Han
lan's squirt counted for naught Gaudaur
was almost at the finish when he observed
that he was pointing for the line outside
of the buoy, which would have disquali-
fed him. He had BARELY room to
change his course, and in doing so
was obliged to be satisfied with a
finish two lengths in advance. The
close finish was observed with consider
able enthusiasm, and by many it was
thought to be due wholly to second squirt
by Hanlan.
Seen in his dressing-room five minutes
after the finish Hanlan looked none the
worse for his struggle. But he was not in
happy frame of mind, though apparently
calm and resigned. 81 was beaten fairly"
he said, "but don't think the best man
won"
Unofficial timers made the time 10 80.
The official timer, Lyman B. Glover, stopped
his watch at 1923. This undoubtedly
was the correct time. At the conclusion Of
the race some of Hanlan's friends asserted
their belief that with three weeks more
work he could beat Gaudaur. The friends
of the latter are not only positive that he
can beat Hanlan and give the latter any
amount of time to fit himself, but express
anxiety to match their man against any
sculler in the world for from So, 500 to $l0,-
900 side
The champion, Jacob Gill Gaudaur, was
born at Orillia, Ont, about forty miles
north of Toronto, April 4, 1858. His first
experience in she'll was in 1878 The fol-
lowing year he finished third in the regatta
won by Wallace Ross In 1882 he removed
to st. LOUIS. There he attracted the
attention of Mr.. j. A. st. John,
one of the most enthusiastic patrons
of sculling in the country, who
secured him irst-class boats and en-
abled him TO take proper training. His
performance at the Pullman regatta of
1883, in which he was third to Hanlan and
Teemer, attracted marked attention. Since
then he has probably taken better care of
himself than any athlete in the world, and
his progress has been steady and
brilliant. At Pullman June 10 of last
year he defeated Teemer for the Amer
lean championship Two months later
he went to England to meet William
Beach, of Australia, for the championship
of the world They rowed ON the Thames
course, from Putney to Mortlake, Septem-
Der 20, and Beach won by two lengths
after the hardest struggle that ever took
place in a single scull contest. While he
was in England the match decided yester-
day was made for him by Dick Roche, of
ST Iollis
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-06-03
The Logan Fund.

WASHINGTON, May 30-Mr George E.
Lemon, general treasurer of the Logan
fund, has completed and transmitted to
Mrs. Logan detailed statement of the
source and respective amounts of the SUBJ
scriptions to the fund, as well as the dis
position made of the money. All the sub
scriptions have been paid except one by
George W. Murray, of Montreal of 81 ,00O
The aggregate of the subscriptions paid
is s63, 034 45. There was one subscription
of 5000, twenty-five of 81, 600 each, twenty
of $500 each, thirteen of $3.50 each, eleven
of 5000 each, forty-one of 500 each, and in
smaller amounts down to one dollar. The
money has all been invested in United
States four per cent. registered bonds,
with the exception of $4,000 transmitted
to Mrs. Logan direct from Chicago and
$4,000 paid on 1ote against the estate.